Who runs it
The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.
- Dave CasottiBoone Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
- John NiemantsBoone Park Commissioner · elected November 4, 2025
- Jordan HammerBoone City Council Ward 1 · elected November 4, 2025
- Kevin PearsonBoone Park Commissioner · elected November 4, 2025
- Kole HilsabeckBoone City Council Ward 5 · elected November 4, 2025
- Linda S. WilliamsonBoone City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Lisa KahookeleBoone City Council Ward 3 · elected November 4, 2025
- Marc PeterBoone Park Commissioner · elected November 4, 2025
- Cory Giles HensonBoone City Council Ward 2 · elected November 7, 2023
- David SherryBoone Park Commissioner · elected November 7, 2023
- Kyle AngstromBoone City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
- Susan ThorngrenBoone Park Commissioner · elected November 7, 2023
- Terry A. MoormanBoone City Council Ward 4 · elected November 7, 2023
Officials are worked out from election results: every member whose four-year term is still running, plus appointments and titles Iowa Funnel has been told about. A resignation may not show yet.
Meetings and agendas
What the council is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.
Iowa Funnel doesn’t read this city’s agendas yet. Every council and board posts its agenda at least 24 hours before it meets.
Property taxes
How the bill is collected · What each levy is for
Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Boone
Homes and businesses in most of Boone pay a combined $38.89 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Boone County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $15.13. Estimate your bill.
- Boone schools$16.9444%
- City of Boone$15.1339%
- Boone County$3.248%
- Boone County Hospital$2.216%
- Des Moines Area Community College$0.812%
- Boone County Assessor$0.431%
- Boone County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.13<1%
Rates over time
Per $1,000 of taxable value: the typical combined rate people in Boone pay, and the city government’s own piece of it.
| Year | Combined | City’s own |
|---|---|---|
| FY20 | $35.13 | $15.63 |
| FY21 | $34.45 | $15.63 |
| FY22 | $33.49 | $15.63 |
| FY23 | $32.57 | $15.13 |
| FY24 | $31.46 | $15.13 |
| FY25 | $30.70 | $15.13 |
| FY26 | $31.79 | $15.13 |
| FY27 | $27.38 | $15.13 |
Show the numbers
| Year | Combined | City’s own |
|---|---|---|
| FY20 | $35.13 | $15.63 |
| FY21 | $34.45 | $15.63 |
| FY22 | $33.49 | $15.63 |
| FY23 | $32.57 | $15.13 |
| FY24 | $31.46 | $15.13 |
| FY25 | $30.70 | $15.13 |
| FY26 | $31.79 | $15.13 |
| FY27 | $27.38 | $15.13 |
Compared with places this size3
Boone’s city property tax rate of $15.13 per $1,000 is the 8th highest of 20 Iowa cities with 8,500–17,000 people. The middle of the group is $14.16.
See all 20
| # | Place | Rate per $1,000 | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keokuk | $19.68 | 9,462 |
| 2 | Fort Madison | $18.84 | 9,983 |
| 3 | Waverly | $17.53 | 10,576 |
| 4 | Newton | $17.10 | 15,709 |
| 5 | Fairfield | $16.69 | 9,511 |
| 6 | Grinnell | $15.60 | 9,495 |
| 7 | Storm Lake | $15.17 | 11,627 |
| 8 | Boone | $15.13 | 12,461 |
| 9 | Norwalk | $14.89 | 15,396 |
| 10 | Oskaloosa | $14.47 | 11,575 |
| 11 | Spencer | $13.84 | 11,418 |
| 12 | Indianola | $13.33 | 16,297 |
| 13 | Pleasant Hill | $12.10 | 11,942 |
| 14 | Mount Pleasant | $11.94 | 8,509 |
| 15 | Carroll | $11.25 | 10,125 |
| 16 | Le Mars | $11.18 | 10,674 |
| 17 | Sioux Center | $11.05 | 8,675 |
| 18 | Bondurant | $10.82 | 9,511 |
| 19 | Pella | $10.75 | 10,965 |
| 20 | Grimes | $10.70 | 17,266 |
The city’s levies, FY27
What the city raises from each levy. The general levy is capped by state law; the others are set aside for one purpose.
Budget and spending
Where each dollar of Boone’s budget goes, FY26
Planned spending from all funds, including city-run utilities like water and sewer (“business type”), which some cities run and others don’t. Transfers between funds are left out. “Cities this size” is the average for the 19 Iowa cities closest in size (8,500–17,000 people).
| Where it goes | Of each dollar | Cities this size (19) |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Projects | 40¢ | 20¢ |
| Business Type / Enterprise | 20¢ | 39¢ |
| Public Safety | 18¢ | 12¢ |
| Public Works | 7¢ | 6¢ |
| Culture and Recreation | 7¢ | 6¢ |
| Everything else | 9¢ | 15¢ |
Planned spending, FY27
All funds: property taxes, utility and other fees, state and federal money. “Business type” is city-run utilities and enterprises like water or sewer.
The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($6.1M in FY26), so this total is low.
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
| Function | Budget | Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Public Works | $2.4M | $2.3M |
| Public Safety | $5.2M | $4.7M |
| Health and Social Services | $67,900 | $70,000 |
| General Government | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Debt Service | $816,800 | $815,355 |
| Culture and Recreation | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Community and Economic Development | $448,200 | $413,731 |
| Capital Projects | $18.9M | $742,451 |
| Business Type / Enterprise | $7.6M | $6.2M |
What it spent each year
FY24 left out4
State money
What the State of Iowa pays the city each year, and whether it has kept up with prices. Does state money keep pace? 5
What the state pays the city
$2.1M in FY25: up 17% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 7% less. Road Use Tax, the money for streets the state sends every year by formula, is up 8% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 14% less; grants come and go.
| Source | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Use Tax (streets) | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| State grants | $61,560 | $19,117 | $432,207 | $18,581 |
| Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”) | $140,903 | $123,291 | $145,209 | $99,646 |
| Business Tax Credit | – | – | $197,633 | $198,376 |
| Iowa Economic Development Authority | – | – | $100,000 | $60,000 |
Show the numbers
| Source | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Use Tax (streets) | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| State grants | $61,560 | $19,117 | $432,207 | $18,581 |
| Commercial and industrial tax replacement (“backfill”) | $140,903 | $123,291 | $145,209 | $99,646 |
| Business Tax Credit | – | – | $197,633 | $198,376 |
| Iowa Economic Development Authority | – | – | $100,000 | $60,000 |
Has it kept up with prices?
Each source from FY19 to FY25, after inflation.
- Road Use Tax (streets)−14%$1.6M → $1.8M, up 8% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 14% less
- State grants−37%$23,414 → $18,581, down 21% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 37% less
- Iowa Economic Development Authority−73%$173,950 → $60,000, down 66% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 73% less
Collected by the state for the city
The local option sales tax is a city tax voters approved; the state collects it with the state sales tax and sends it back. It isn’t state aid. It’s up 63% since FY19 while prices rose 25%, so it buys 30% more.
Federal grants, for comparison: $640,455 in FY25.
Elections
Most recent: November 4, 2025
City · 6
- Linda S. Williamson Winner1,19950.1%
- Ginny Mitchell 1,19449.9%
- Jordan Hammer Winner25759.6%
- Autumn Weaver 17440.4%
- Lisa Kahookele Unopposed440100.0%
- Kole Hilsabeck Unopposed448100.0%
- Dave Casotti Winner1,35949.0%
- Elijah Stines 1,24444.9%
- Erin Drake 1104.0%
- Cole Eric Perkins 582.1%
3 seats: the top 3 win.
- Kevin Pearson Winner1,55628.4%
- Marc Peter Winner1,37825.2%
- John Niemants Winner1,31224.0%
- Joshua Anderson 1,22922.4%
Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Boone; official results are on each county auditor’s site.